Kate middleton young

Sweet photos from her childhood and school days to her pre-royal years in London

Behold: Kate goes casual.

Now that they're a family of five, it's kind of hard to believe that Prince William and Kate Middleton were once just two college kids in love. Yes, before they were gracefully waving from palace balconies and chasing three adorable kiddos around,…

It's safe to say that the public is pretty much obsessed with Kate Middleton — and it's not hard to understand why. She's gorgeous, her style is always on point, she's perfectly poised. She's truly regal. But so is everyone else in the royal family. What is it about Kate that draws us in? It might be the fact that before she became a royal, she was kind of just a normal person. I mean, sure, she was always gorgeous, but 10 years ago, she looked a little bit more like the rest of us while she…

KATE Middleton oozed confidence as she rocked a racy see-through dress oon the catwalk – and bagged herself the future king in the process. While The Duchess of Cambridge is dressed elegantly in ex…

The college girl we once knew as Kate Middleton has evolved considerably in the nearly two decades during which we've been following her.

In honor of Kate Middleton's 40th birthday, take a look back at the duchess before she became a royal.

From tumbling curls to pared-back waves and elegant up'dos

Here's what Kate looked like before her duchess days.

Kate Middleton is to be assigned her own bodyguards in the clearest indictation yet that her engagement to Prince William is to be announced imminently. Until now, Kate, who celebrates her 26th birthday today, only had round-the-clock protection when she was with William. But under special arrangements being made ready by Scotland Yard, she will be guarded 24 hours a day in her own right